Beautiful catch of an ornamental. On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Bauhinia x blakeana * Dunn > > > > - *baw-HIN-ee-uh* -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians and > botanists > *blay-kee-AY-nuh* -- named for Sir Henry Blake, governor of Hong Kong > > > [image: Kachnaar (Hindi: > कचनार)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F433850860%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfvgzwi0uZ_bVjP3NuSIPgROAXYYA> > Mar 24, 2007 ... resort garden at Manor, Thane, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: Blake's bauhinia, Hong Kong orchid tree, purple > orchid tree > > *Native to*: Hong Kong > > > *more views*: > > - Mar 24, 2007 ... resort garden at Manor, Thane, Maharashtra > [image: Bauhinia x > blakeana]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F433847303%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdJS2zRllpWchalrm9ryGCmbvtanw> > [image: > Yáng Zǐjīng (Chinese, in Taiwan: > 洋紫荊)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F433844981%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd0ACU2HolQM71CuwY4Rl5MK0jiAg> > > > > Regards. > Dinesh -- Dr Satish Phadke
